Cdn who wanted 'please' gets pepper spray from U.S. border guard

[sportsmedjosh]

I don't understand why you don't comply with a lawful order. I hate people who have to make things more difficult, he could have filed a formal complaint after he got through.

By The Canadian Press

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - A British Columbian man who wanted a U.S. border inspector to say please got a face full of pepper spray instead.

Desiderio Fortunato, of Coquitlam, B.C., says he thought the guard who told him to turn off his engine Monday was rude and asked him to say please.

The 54-year-old says he was stunned and blinded as he was sprayed, pulled out of the car and handcuffed.

He was detained about 3 hours.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Mike Milne says it was a lawful order that travellers must obey but the use of force is under review.

Fortunato crosses the border two or three times a week to visit his second home in Blaine, Wash., and says inspectors are mostly courteous.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090305/world/border_pepper_blast

The first thing I thought about was this old fake video

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4bUmP6YZSs"]YouTube - Stupid white guy[/ame]

 

[daniyal]

All that just because he asked the guy to say "please"? that's ridiculous!

 

[Hardcore]

Wow I really hope that that video was staged. I was told that if you curse at a police officer it is considered verbal assault on an officer. I think that it's just a ticket, not o nightstick to the ribs.

 

[jwintosh]

you can cuss me out all you want. that is your first ammendment right. as long as your doing what i tell you to, there's no problem.

 

[cigarguy71]

I dont no why they dont just listen. But we would not have styff like this to laugh at.

 

[Hardcore]

you can cuss me out all you want. that is your first ammendment right. as long as your doing what i tell you to, there's no problem.

Are you a police officer?

 

[smokinghole]

He just plays one at a highschool sometimes.:razz: